Gov. Cuomo's key education reforms may be yanked from his state budget proposal and taken up in the Legislature's regular session after doubts arose over whether they could pass, sources told The Post.
"The Dream Act, charter schools, mayoral control [of New York City schools] and the Education Tax Credit are all out of the budget," a state official familiar with the process said Monday.
Cuomo blinked when it started to appear as if passage of the reforms might not survive negotiations with both political parties rushing to pass the $142 billion spending plan by the April 1 deadline, sources said.
"The Dream Act is supported by the Assembly and the Education Tax Credit is supported by the Senate," Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo's spokeswoman, said in a statement.
"Last year, neither initiative was passed. The governor believes at this point, that either both will pass or neither. The governor supports passage of both and included them in his budget. If they don't pass in the budget, they could still pass in regular session."
Assembly Democrats have balked at several of Cuomo's proposals and especially want to limit how much teacher evaluations are based on test scores. The governor wants to base 50 percent on students' performance compared to the current 20 percent. Principals' input would also be limited under Cuomo's plan.
Republicans in the state Senate are resisting allowing the Dream Act — which would provide tuition assistance to illegal immigrants — in the state budget, sources said.
Many GOP senators run with the backing of the Conservative Party, which opposes the Dream Act. Votes on the Conservative line help determine the outcome of elections in upstate and suburban districts.
"It's a major problem if legislators vote for the Dream Act," said state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long.
Also taken out of the budget for now is a plan to create a $100 million tax break for people who donate to public, private and religious and charter schools — a provision backed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Jewish religious leaders.
Cuomo's proposed budget called for a $1.1 billion increase in school spending for local districts if the Legislature agreed to his reforms, but only about $375 million if it didn't.
DeRosa added that the governor was not budging on ethics reform.
"The governor has stated repeatedly and clearly that ethics reform was a top priority and that he wouldn't sign a budget without ethics reform. Nothing has changed," she said.
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